Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

PART 6
OFFENCES

47.   Animals endangering persons or public property

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    (1)   A person shall not commit any of the following nuisances—

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      (a)     keep any animal at any public place as to cause damage to the lands, crops, animals, goods, or as to cause material interruption to lawful business or occupations, or to materially affect the value of property;

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      (b)     keep any animal or permit the animal to be at large to cause damage to public property.

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    (2)   A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction—

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      (a)     for a first offence, to a fine of $1,000; and

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      (b)     for a continued or repeated offence, to a fine of $5,000.

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    (3)   A person shall not—

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      (a)     being the owner of an animal, drive or allow the animal to be driven on and along a public way in such numbers or in such manner as to endanger the safety of other users of the public way;

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      (b)     drive or lead any animal in a public way or public place, without proper and sufficient supervision.

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    (4)   A person who commits an offence under subsection (3) is liable, on summary conviction to a fine of $500.

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    (5)   Regulation 50 of the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations No. 20 of 1995 is revoked.